Abu al-Abbas al-Siraj: He was one of the best of people
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Trustworthy, and he had a strange majesty in Baghdad, and Ibn Hanbal used to praise him and show him respect
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Trustworthy, man of the Sunnah
Ahmad ibn Shuayb al-Nasa'i: Good, and once: He is not strong
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Trustworthy, he makes mistakes, once: Al-Nasa'i was harsh on him, and softening him is easy, Al-Bukhari and the people of the Sunan narrated from him except Ibn Majah, and Al-Bukhari did not narrate much from him
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Jiyani: He mentioned him in Taqyid al-Muhmal and said: One of the sheikhs of al-Bukhari
Al-Dhahabi: One of the flags
Muhammad ibn Jumah al-Qahstani: He was one of the righteous
Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Trustworthy and he is closer to being trustworthy